Former President Barack Obama took aim at the Founding Fathers ahead of America’s 250th anniversary, saying they held a ‘deep flaw’ for their ties to slavery despite being ‘geniuses.’ Obama made the comments in an interview with MSNOW, where he acknowledged the contradictions of the country’s history.

Obama’s Comments

‘I think sometimes we get confused in thinking that these two stories are separate. They’re intertwined, right? Which is why it’s possible for me to be a great admirer of George Washington, and also acknowledge he was a slaveholder,’ said Obama. He added that this ‘does not negate [Washington’s] greatness, it simply acknowledges that there’s a profound deep flaw in these Founding Fathers who were also geniuses and gave us these tools.’

Obama has been making many media appearances leading up to and following the opening of his presidential center in Chicago earlier this month. During the center’s opening ceremony, Obama took a swipe at the founders, saying ‘the success of this experiment was never a given’ and that ‘in forming our union, the founders fell terribly short of the Declaration’s promise, leaving slavery intact, allowing states to restrict the franchise to white men who owned property.’

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